WESTON, Fla., Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this Wednesday morning are: United Specialties, Inc. (OTCBB:UNSP), CMGI Inc. (Nasdaq:CMGI), Atmel Corp (Nasdaq:ATML) and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM).
Aggressive investors need to monitor United Specialties, Inc. (Nasdaq:UNSP) this morning! Yesterday after the markets closed, the company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Barry M. Levine as CFO! This is good news for investors, as Mr. Levine brings over 35 years of experience in the financial industry.
"I am delighted to come on board while this company is in its high growth stages," stated Mr. Levine. "The Gourmet food industry is growing at a fantastic rate right now and United Specialties has a very good niche."
"Mr. Levine brings integrity, accuracy, and maturity, at a time when our company is positioning itself for significant growth." stated Rosario Safina, CEO of United Specialties.
Investors need to keep their eyes on this company! According to the press release the company, with 2002 revenues in excess of $12 million, is one of the largest importers, packers and distributors of specialty and gourmet food items in the United States to nationally leading restaurants, such as Four Seasons Hotels, Le Cirque and Daniel. The company has recently developed and markets its own product line, "da Rosario", which is sold via the Internet under the website www.shopdarosario.com. These items include truffles, caviars and 950 other top quality items such as specialty mushrooms, game meats, infused oils, fois gras, pates, smoked seafood, prepared condiments, sauces and European specialties. The stock closed yesterday at Five and a half cents a share.
Stocks showing interesting activity yesterday were: CMGI Inc. (Nasdaq:CMGI) down 6.2% on 6.2 million shares traded, Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML) down 5.7% on 14.3 million shares traded and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) down .63% on 6.9 million shares traded.
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